Ramin Mohammadalikhani - To be announced

I will give an introduction to the theory of moduli spaces of flat connections on a Riemann surface and the role of symplectic geometry in that. There will be an emphasis on the physical motivation of the subject.

No original work is to be presented. It is just an attempt to show to the other graduate students what this subject is about, what some of its goals are, as many students might have already heard some titles and they might be curious to know more about that.